Marriage Defined: Marriage is a relationship between man and woman intended by God to be a monogamous relationship intended to be a permanent bond in which many needs are satisfied – the need to love and be loved, the need for deep friendship, for sharing, for companionship, for sexual satisfaction, for children, the need to escape loneliness.

The biblical standard for marriage is a monogamous relationship in which a man and a woman share a lifetime commitment to each other, second only to their commitment to God. It is an unconditional, lifetime commitment